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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,111 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1982, and 1,463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 407 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (1,198), and casualties fell from 1,658.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,249 collisions in North Lanarkshire.

Collisions in 1982
1,111
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,463
Down 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
40
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
407
37% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1982

3.6% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal403.6%
  • Serious40737%
  • Slight66460%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal443%
  • Serious49934%
  • Slight92063%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,111, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025208267
2024206255
2023243358
2022218283
2021200242
2020184238
2019347483
2018377480
2017444627
2016484632
2015447583
2014481633
2013505653
2012512702
2011569747
2010584761
2009664879
2008640852
20077561,021
20067511,052
20057841,034
20047731,089
20037951,117
20028031,121
20019441,306
20009881,380
19999131,264
19989931,435
19979661,346
19969231,254
19959621,299
19949761,320
19939891,310
19921,1241,528
19911,0551,409
19901,1621,629
19891,1771,511
19881,0391,356
19871,0511,376
19861,0941,403
19851,1481,517
19841,1151,411
19831,0481,312
19821,1111,463
19811,1981,658
19801,1331,480
19791,1651,487

When and where crashes happen in North Lanarkshire in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (12%)
  • Thursday185 (17%)
  • Friday210 (19%)
  • Saturday175 (16%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.2%)
  • February90 (8.1%)
  • March116 (10%)
  • April85 (7.7%)
  • May99 (8.9%)
  • June83 (7.5%)
  • July93 (8.4%)
  • August79 (7.1%)
  • September85 (7.7%)
  • October91 (8.2%)
  • November103 (9.3%)
  • December96 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds763 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (4.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry601 (54%)
  • Wet or damp421 (38%)
  • Frost or ice65 (5.9%)
  • Snow15 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph768 (69%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph204 (18%)
  • 70 mph91 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (16%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (43%)
  • Pedestrian458 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant60 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4%)
  • Cyclist51 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 584 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 10118 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15148 (10%)
  • 16 to 20278 (19%)
  • 21 to 25166 (11%)
  • 26 to 35211 (14%)
  • 36 to 45139 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55134 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65105 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (39%)
  • Pedestrian458 (31%)
  • Passenger436 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,122 (67%)
  • Motorcycle147 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car65 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.1%)
  • Minibus16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in North Lanarkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 62nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1982: 82, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8982111130
2ndA8073120724
3rdA7216269126
4thA7234461019
5thA734156117
6thB802263809
7thA8233736
8thB7029222824
9thA71212817
10thB7541921010
11thB7991921011
12thB7001172018
13thA725162514
14thB803152616
15thA8011141705
16thA722131406
17thB7066132526
18thB757131718
19thM8132514
20thB753121205

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1982

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1982: 135.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1982

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1982: 183.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years